Display device for oils



Oct. 25, 1927.

H. a. pAvls DISPLAY DEVICE FOR OILS Original Filed Ju1y13, 1925 FatentedGet. 25, 1927.

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Original application filed JulylS, 1925, Serial No. 43,194x Dividec1aiid'this application filed Aug11st30, 1

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This invention relates to improvements in display devices forlubricating-oils and is a division of application Serial No. 43,194

fi'ledJuly 13, 1925. i I

'There area large number of different grades of lubricating oil on themarket somev of which are of diiierent color and which vice is used fordisplaying the oil;

vary froin'tl e' very light to the very heavy grades. ';Tlie purchasernaturally desires to inspect the oil before he buys it, but-this: isdiflicult'unless some specially constructed de- In the patentabo'veret'er'redto, I have shown ai'iToil dispensing apparatus withwhich I have associated an oil display device whichforms the subject ofthepresent.

- application and which, briefly described,

3 her. of glass jars or containers.

consist-s of a base whosejup'per surface is provided with a plurality ofcircular de-- pressions for the receptionoi an equalinumplate withrecesses on its under side is'supported from the top of the glasscontainers and secured to the base by means vof bolts.

Glass tubes closed at their lower ends and.

, open at their upper ends extend through i be had to. the accompanyingdrawing in,

larged scale, taken on line 2+2, Fig. 1; and

holes in the cover plate and rest upon the bottom-of the jars. Theoutside diameteroii the tubes is less than the inside diameter of thejars so that a thin cylindrical space is formedbetween the two. Longline-o-lite' lamps are positioned within the tubes andthe whole iscovered by an ornamental cap.

The spaces between the jars and tubes are filled with lubricating oil ofvarious grades and when the lamps are lighted, the light willshinethroughthe oil. and givea PlQEIS ing effect and at the same timeshow very clearly the color of the oil;

'tion, I will now proceed to describe the same in detail and referencefor this purpose will which the preferredembodiment thereof has beenillustrated and in which:

' Figure 1 is a side elevation of my display apparatus; a

Figure 2 is a section, to a somewhat en- 'Figure 3 is asection taken online 3-3,

Numeral 1 represents a base member of ornamental design whose uppersurface'is provided with a plurality of circular re- A cover Having thusbriefly described my invencesses 2 inwhich rest the'bottomso f the glassl jars orcontainers 3.! .A; pad 40f yieldi material is placed betweenthe upper: surface of the recesses and the bottom of tl'iejars K Pr ventundi'iestrains on theiglass. A cover plate 5 is 'p'rovidedz its surfacewith a plurality oi circular recesses 6 and isalso provided withopenings7 that;

and are separated frointhe metalbottomsfby means "ofrings 8 ofJyieldingmateriali the cover plate to the basef'and' to" (lamp the i twofirm-1yagainstkth ends 'of"the jarsd (Fig. 3).

are'fclosed, project, through th'eg-ifhol'es 7 in resting on the uppersurface of the bottoms the jars (Fig. 2). A layer 11 of yielda .ingmaterial separates the-"outer surface of the cover" plate 5 and havetheir lower ends 1- 1 the tubes "10. from the edges of the holes 7 Theyielding'material ll serves to hold the tubes steadyand permitstheunequal expansio-n of the metal cover plateand the glass tubes totake place without producing straiii 'that will break thetubes or cause5 them to become loose and wobblyy Since the tubeslO have'air outsidediameter that isless than thelinside diameter or the jars 3 and sincethey are concentric with the jars, an annular cylindrical space .12isprovided between each jar and tube and this spaceis filled withlubricating oil. Y

An elongated slieet metal box 1 3"is secured" 1 to the upwardlyextending threaded ends of s.

the bolts 9 by means of clamping lilltS li. V

The bottoin-ofthe box 13; is perforated for the reception ofsujtajble ltri nlp Sock; ets 15, one of which is located [directly above each tube10, These. sockets are connected,

by means of suitable electric co 'iductors 115, V witha source ofelectric-current. lGonduc-fi tors 115 have been shown as passing throughaconduit in which they are slidable so-that the boX' 13 and the sock ets15"'can beraised sufiiciently to permit the lamps .16 to be re placedwithoutniakingjitjj necessary to dis-- connect the-conductors. "Thisreduces the fire risk'aiid greatly simplifies the'operationf ice 1-.

of changing lamps. 'The" nutsf l i-serve as means foradju'sting theposition or thesock-l ets so as vto compensate for variationsin the 7o-Glass tubes 10, whos'c'lower'iendsj 7 lengths of the lamps 16. Longtubular elec trio lainps 16 of the kind sometimes referred to. asline-edite lamps are secured to the sockets and extend downwardly intothe interior of the tubes 10; The box 13 has a cover17 that carries asingle lamp socket l8 withwhich the lamp 19 is associated. An ornamentalcap 20 which has a substantially semi-circular cross section and curvedends:

rests on the upper surface of the cover plate 5 and encloses the box 13with its attached sockets. The upper ends of the bolts 9 extend throughopenings in the cap and the sired sign painted thereon with opaquepaint.

When the cylindrical spaces 12 are filled r-with oil and the lamps 16and 19 lighted,

the apparatus presents a very pleasing appearance'and the light shiningthrough the oil disclosesthe color very clearly.

( Having described my invention what I claim as new is:

, 1. An apparatus for displaying lubricating oils comprising a basemember provided with a plurality of recesses in its upper sinface, anopen topped glass jar supported in each recess, a cover plate supportedon the upperends of said jars,said cover plate being provided on itsunderside with recesses for the reception of the upper ends. of said'jars and with openings concentric with the recesses, means forconnecting the cover plate to the base, and a glass tube of smalleroutside diameter than the inside diameter of the jar locatedconcentrically within each jar and having its upper end extending abovethe cover plate. p

2. An apparatus for displaying lubricating oil comprising a baseprovided about its base having a plurality of recesses, an open toppedglass arsuppOrted n each recess, a

cover member provided on its underside, with recesses adapted to receivethe, upper open ends of the glass jars, clamping bolts extending fromthe cover member to the base member, said cover member having an openingconcentric with each recess, and a glass tube extending through eachopening and extending downwardly into the glass jars.

outer edge with a downwardly extending t supporting flange, the uppersurface of said In testimony whereof I aifix my si nature. i

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